In terms of the 79,355 deaths, fentanyl is involved in 75 percent of the opioid deaths nationwide, hitting the hardest in ...

One of the most staggering and widely cited estimates, by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), found that the opioid epidemic cost the United States nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 ...

Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and ...

Outer Banks Voice A new study looking at opioid-related deaths around the county found that after peaking in mid-2023, overall those deaths declined by 16% from 2023-2024.

Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the universal response was relief. We were finally getting ...

For the SUDORS unintentional overdose deaths, opioid test information was unavailable for roughly 1 in 10 cases (13%). "It was a surprise to us to see that frequently we do not have information in ...

The opioid overdose death rate in Minnesota dropped by 24.4% between 2023 and 2024 – one of the steepest declines nationwide.

forced upon us by the opioid epidemic. Nationwide, millions of children now live with relatives — grandparents, aunts, uncles or siblings — after parental substance use derailed their families.

Purdue’s new plan filed nine months after the original, which would have granted the Sacklers immunity from opioid-related lawsuits, was blocked by the US Supreme Court. The current settlement ...

We were finally getting something right in addressing the opioid epidemic, which accounted for ... several potential developments could easily send the US overdose rate soaring again.

We were finally getting something right in addressing the opioid epidemic, which accounted for ... with initiating the work that has gotten us to this point. To keep that legacy intact, the ...